Editing The Hellion's Fury
Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
The edit can be undone.
Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
Latest revision
Your text
Line 35:
Line 35: ===Hoard=== ===Hoard=== The Ice Hellion's chosen target on [[Hoard]] was a mineral-rich but weakly defended [[Clan Hell's Horses]] enclave. Underestimating the defenders, a training Cluster of trueborns, the Hellions combat-dropped into the designated [[Circle of Equals]] only to discover that the Horses' panicked flight was in fact a deliberate maneuver. After reassembling the Horse warriors challenged their opponents to single combats and swiftly drove the Hellion force off-world.<ref name=OTPRTp37/> The Ice Hellion's chosen target on [[Hoard]] was a mineral-rich but weakly defended [[Clan Hell's Horses]] enclave. Underestimating the defenders, a training Cluster of trueborns, the Hellions combat-dropped into the designated [[Circle of Equals]] only to discover that the Horses' panicked flight was in fact a deliberate maneuver. After reassembling the Horse warriors challenged their opponents to single combats and swiftly drove the Hellion force off-world.<ref name=OTPRTp37/> − − ===Homer=== − Knowing they would not be able to secure territory on [[Homer]], [[Clan Cloud Cobra|Clan Cloud Cobra's]] capital world, the Hellions instead bid for half a year's production from the El Ghaza OmniFighter complex. Despite at first ravaging the Ice Hellion attackers, the [[Clan_Cloud_Cobra#Josian_Cloister|Josian Cloister]]-affiliated Cobra defenders lost their edge when a prominent ''ristar'' pilot was killed, allowing the Hellions to emerge victorious.<ref name=OTPRTp36/> − − ===Marshall=== − Caught off-guard while celebrating Liberation Day, the [[Clan Snow Raven|Snow Raven]] pilots assigned to protect their Clan's research station in [[Marshall|Marshall's]] polar area nonetheless managed took a heavy toll on the Hellion attackers even before they could deploy from their [[DropShip]]. Despite suffering crippling losses, the Hellions prevailed when they reached the facility and overwhelmed the small ground-based garrison.<ref name=OTPRTp34/> − − ===Londerholm=== − The final target of the Hellion's Fury campaign, [[Londerholm]] also became the site of its greatest defeat for the Hellions. A week after mounting simultaneous attacks on [[Clan Coyote|Coyote]] and [[Clan Smoke Jaguar|Smoke Jaguar]] facilities, Khan Tyler and his force found themselves on the losing end of hit-and-fade engagements with the defenders. The remaining Hellions rallied at the outskirts of Vostok's ruins, hoping to turn the tide at this reminder of Clan Smoke Jaguar's [[Londerholm Revolt|sordid history on Londerholm]]. Fighting began during a rainstorm as the Coyotes led the charge and the Smoke Jaguars, reluctant to enter a city their forbears had brutally razed, followed. The Hellions suffered heavy casualties but both of their Khans and some other warriors escaped to Hellion territory.<ref name=OTPRTp38/> <ref name=OTPRTp12-13/> ==Aftermath== ==Aftermath== − The campaign netted the Ice Hellions considerable gains in territory and resources but proved costly in other ways. Their reputation with their fellow Clans suffered as the attacks were dubbed a tantrum. The architect of the Hellion's Fury himself would not live long enough to capitalize on the Clan's gains. A few weeks later Stephen Tyler was slain by bandit caste raiders on Londerholm, with unproven suspicions that the vengeful Smoke Jaguars had provided the necessary intelligence to his assailants. The same attack saw saKhan [[Danielle Lienet]] maimed and forced to resign.<ref name=OTPRTp12-13/>+ After the Hellion's Fury Campaign had ended, the Ice Hellions would gain tremendous resources at the expense of Khan Stephen Tyler's life<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 77: Calm Before the Storm</ref> and their reputation. While Clan Ice Hellion saw their attacks as a success and a force to be reckoned with, the other Clans viewed them differently. Most Clans saw their campaign as a temper tantrum for not being included in the Invasion, referring to their campaign as "The Hellion's Tantrum". As a result, no Clan would take the Ice Hellions seriously, giving them few allies. Stephen Tyler's successor, Hellion Khan [[Asa Taney]], created the [[Home Clan Coalition]] to rectify the honor of their Clan, but the plan backfired with the [[Harvest Trial|Harvest Trials]]. The failure of the Home Clan Coalition along with their Hellion Fury campaign would permanently mark the Ice Hellions' as a weak Clan, leading to their destruction three decades later. − − The grudges and general disparagement of the Ice Hellions begun by the Hellion's Fury continued for years after. Khan Tyler's successor [[Asa Taney]] proved incapable of overcoming this handicap or strengthening the Hellions enough to join the [[Invader Clans]] ranks, with his [[Home Clan Coalition]] failing to achieve the latter goal.<ref name=FMCCp77/> <ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 23</ref> ==Map== ==Map==
The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
| Latest revision | Your text | ||
| Line 35: | Line 35: | ||
===Hoard=== | ===Hoard=== | ||
The Ice Hellion's chosen target on [[Hoard]] was a mineral-rich but weakly defended [[Clan Hell's Horses]] enclave. Underestimating the defenders, a training Cluster of trueborns, the Hellions combat-dropped into the designated [[Circle of Equals]] only to discover that the Horses' panicked flight was in fact a deliberate maneuver. After reassembling the Horse warriors challenged their opponents to single combats and swiftly drove the Hellion force off-world.<ref name=OTPRTp37/> | The Ice Hellion's chosen target on [[Hoard]] was a mineral-rich but weakly defended [[Clan Hell's Horses]] enclave. Underestimating the defenders, a training Cluster of trueborns, the Hellions combat-dropped into the designated [[Circle of Equals]] only to discover that the Horses' panicked flight was in fact a deliberate maneuver. After reassembling the Horse warriors challenged their opponents to single combats and swiftly drove the Hellion force off-world.<ref name=OTPRTp37/> | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
| − | + | After the Hellion's Fury Campaign had ended, the Ice Hellions would gain tremendous resources at the expense of Khan Stephen Tyler's life<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 77: Calm Before the Storm</ref> and their reputation. While Clan Ice Hellion saw their attacks as a success and a force to be reckoned with, the other Clans viewed them differently. Most Clans saw their campaign as a temper tantrum for not being included in the Invasion, referring to their campaign as "The Hellion's Tantrum". As a result, no Clan would take the Ice Hellions seriously, giving them few allies. Stephen Tyler's successor, Hellion Khan [[Asa Taney]], created the [[Home Clan Coalition]] to rectify the honor of their Clan, but the plan backfired with the [[Harvest Trial|Harvest Trials]]. The failure of the Home Clan Coalition along with their Hellion Fury campaign would permanently mark the Ice Hellions' as a weak Clan, leading to their destruction three decades later. | |
| − | |||
| − | |||
==Map== | ==Map== | ||